Calvert Hall sophomore was a kindergartner at St. Margaret School when he was diagnosed with cancer, a travail made easier by the Casey Cares Foundation.

Archbishop William E. Lori made it to Carroll County’s only Catholic school Jan. 31 to visit the students of St. John School after a snowy morning cancelled his trip to the recently merged St. Michael-St. Clement School in Overlea the day before.

A funeral Mass for Ursuline Sister of Louisville M. Macrina Stermec, a former teacher at St. Mary School in Cumberland, was offered Jan. 29 at the Ursuline Motherhouse in Louisville, Ky. Sister Macrina died Jan. 25. She was 95.

The Institute of Notre Dame and Mercy High School are gearing up for “The Game” Feb. 2, when they will play their 52nd annual basketball showcase at Towson University’s SECU Arena.

St. John Regional Catholic School didn’t rest on its laurels after being named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2009. The pre-K-8 school in Frederick County kept up-to-date with the latest advancements in STEM.